What Inclusion Australia does

Inclusion Australia is a federally-focused non-profit advocacy organization headquartered in Nunawading, Victoria, that operates as the national peak body representing people with intellectual disability and their families across Australia. It is led by people with lived experience of intellectual disability, with governance input from the Our Voice committee, and serves a national constituency through a federation of eight member organizations spanning every Australian state and territory (CID, VALID, DDWA, SACID, Speak Out Tasmania, Parent to Parent QLD, Inclusion NT, and ACT DSID). The organization is staffed by 26 employees and reaches its constituents through funded projects, Easy Read resources in 10 languages, self-advocacy programs, policy submissions, and direct engagement with federal and state government bodies.

The organization's portfolio is structured around discrete multi-year funded programs. Active initiatives include Speaking Up in the Bush (June 2024 – June 2027) for regional and remote self-advocacy capacity-building, the Self-Advocacy Knowledge and Implementation Hub (SAKH, June 2024 – June 2027), Family Foundations (December 2025 – December 2027) for parents and carers, Towards Inclusive Practice (paid federal government advisory work), Everyone Can Work (employment pathways), Make Decisions Real (supported decision making), Annual Health Assessments, and Your Service Your Rights (NDIS-related). Co-led campaigns such as Our Health Counts extend the organization's influence into medical and academic networks.

Inclusion Australia is funded entirely by Australian federal government grants — principally the Department of Social Services ILC Grant Program and the Australian Department of Health, Disability and Ageing — with no commercial revenue, pricing, or fee-for-service model. Services are provided free of charge to constituents. The organization is not publicly traded, has no disclosed parent company, and operates through a partnership network that includes state and territory member organizations, Primary Health Networks, disability advocacy bodies (Down Syndrome Australia, Blue Knot Foundation), and academic partners (UNSW Department of Developmental Disability Neuropsychiatry, AADDM).

Name

Inclusion Australia

Legal name

Inclusion Australia

Website

https://inclusionaustralia.org.au

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Inclusion Australia is the national non-profit peak body for people with intellectual disability and their families in Australia. It delivers government-funded advocacy projects, Easy Read resources in ten languages, and self-advocacy programs through eight state and territory member organizations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Disability Advocacy Services

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Civic and Social Organizations (81341)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Human Rights, Social Inclusion & Disability Inclusion (BPAGABAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Minority, Indigenous & Disability Rights (BPADAGAH), Inclusion Facilitation & Classroom Accommodation/Modification Support (EDAKABAD)

Keywords

• Disability advocacy services
• Intellectual disability support
• Policy reform advocacy
• Self-advocacy programs
• Disability rights representation

Headquarters

HQ city

Not specified

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Grants and Funding: Inclusion Australia receives funding from government programs including the Department of Social Services Information Linkages and Capacity Building (ILC) Grant Program and the Australian Department of Health, Disability and Ageing to operate specific projects and initiatives.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Inclusion Australia is a national non-profit federation led by and for people with intellectual disability, delivering advocacy on policy, systemic reform, and human rights. Its work spans projects (employment, decision-making, family support, rural self-advocacy), policy submissions to government and Royal Commissions, Easy Read and multilingual accessible resources, and self-advocacy training delivered directly and through 8 state/territory member organisations.

Product overview

Inclusion Australia operates as a non-profit advocacy organisation rather than a technology product company. Its offerings consist of advocacy projects, programs, and resources focused on people with intellectual disability and their families. Key projects include: Everyone Can Work (employment support), Make Decisions Real (supported decision making resources), Family Foundations (parent/carer support), Speaking Up in the Bush (regional advocacy), Towards Inclusive Practice (government advisory), Self-Advocacy Knowledge Hub, Annual Health Assessments, Your Service Your Rights, and A Service for One. Additional resources include Conversation Cards and the Including Everyone newsletter. The Our Voice Committee provides governance input from people with intellectual disability. These initiatives are largely funded by government grants including NDIS ILC funding and Department of Social Services grants.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Speaking Up in the Bush: A 3-year national project (June 2024 – June 2027) supporting people with intellectual disability living in regional and remote areas of Australia, funded by Department of Social Services through the ILC Grant Program.
• Family Foundations
• Our Voice
• Make Decisions Real
• Towards Inclusive Practice
• Including Everyone

Products and services

• Everyone Can Work
• Make Decisions Real
• Family Foundations
• Speaking Up in the Bush
• Towards Inclusive Practice
• Self-Advocacy Knowledge Hub (SAKH)
• Annual Health Assessments
• Your Service, Your Rights
• A Service for One
• Conversation Cards
• Including Everyone Newsletter
• Our Voice Committee

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Council for Intellectual Disability (CID)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCID is a key partner in the Speaking Up in the Bush Project, delivering services in NSW. CID is also a member organization and co-campaign partner in the Our Health Counts campaign for health equity.
• South Australian Council on Intellectual Disability (SACID)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSACID is a project partner in Speaking Up in the Bush, delivering services in South Australia (Limestone Coast and Outback regions).
• Victorian Advocacy League for Individuals with Disability (VALID)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVALID is a project partner in Speaking Up in the Bush (VIC) and Family Foundations project. Also delivers Primary Care Enhancement Program with Western Victoria PHN.
• Speak Out TasmaniacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpeak Out is a project partner in Speaking Up in the Bush (TAS) and Family Foundations project. Also partners with Tasmania PHN for Primary Care Enhancement Program.
• Parent to Parent (P2P)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent to Parent Queensland is a project partner in Speaking Up in the Bush (QLD - Gladstone and Hervey Bay). Also partners with Sunshine Coast PHN for Primary Care Enhancement Program.
• Inclusion Northern Territory (Inclusion NT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInclusion NT is a project partner in Speaking Up in the Bush, delivering services in Alice Springs and Darwin (NT).
• Developmental Disability Western Australia (DDWA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDDWA is a project partner in Speaking Up in the Bush (WA - Albany and Wheat Belt region).
• Down Syndrome AustraliacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-campaign partner in the Our Health Counts campaign advocating for improved health outcomes for people with intellectual disability.
• Australian Association of Developmental Disability Medicine (AADDM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-campaign partner in the Our Health Counts campaign bringing medical expertise to health advocacy.
• Department of Developmental Disability Neuropsychiatry (UNSW)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner in Our Health Counts campaign, contributing research expertise on developmental disability neuropsychiatry.
• ACT Down Syndrome & Intellectual Disability Australia (ACT DSID)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject partner in Family Foundations project alongside VALID and SpeakOut.
• Department of Social ServicescoreOthersGovernment department providing funding through the Information Linkages and Capacity Building (ILC) Grant Program for Speaking Up in the Bush and other projects.
• Australian Department of Health, Disability and AgeingcoreOthersGovernment department funding the Family Foundations project (December 2025 - December 2027) through the ILC Program.
• Blue Knot FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerReferral partner providing free counselling services for people with disability and their families.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• People with Disability Australia: Australia's largest national cross-disability advocacy organization. Operates as a peak body similar to Inclusion Australia but covers all disability types rather than intellectual disability specifically, making it the closest direct peer in scale and mandate.
• First Peoples Disability Network Australia: National advocacy organization for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with disability. Operates as a peer national peak body addressing disability rights and systemic advocacy, with overlapping member-network and policy-submission models.
• Down Syndrome Australia: National peak body for people with Down syndrome, an explicit co-campaign partner of Inclusion Australia on the Our Health Counts initiative. Operates a comparable federated member-organization model for advocacy.
• Australian Federation of Disability Organisations: National cross-disability peak umbrella body representing Australian disability advocacy organizations. Comparable to Inclusion Australia as a federated national advocacy structure but with a broader disability mandate across member organizations.
• Blind Citizens Australia: National peer advocacy organization for people who are blind or vision impaired. Comparable as a condition-specific national peak body with federated structure and policy submission function, addressing a different disability segment with the same operating model.
• Victorian Advocacy League for Individuals with Disability (VALID): VIC member organization of Inclusion Australia delivering advocacy and self-advocacy programs. Comparable in advocacy focus on intellectual disability, supported decision making, and primary care partnerships.
• Council for Intellectual Disability (CID): NSW-based state member organization of Inclusion Australia and direct peer in intellectual disability advocacy. Delivers employment programs, Easy Read resources, and self-advocacy support similar to Inclusion Australia's national offerings.

Broad incumbents

• Australian Human Rights Commission: Federal statutory body addressing human rights including disability rights. Operates at broader mandate scale with comparable engagement in royal commissions, policy submissions, and systemic advocacy relevant to Inclusion Australia's work.
• National Disability Services (NDS): Australia's peak industry body for disability service providers. While broader in scope (provider-side rather than advocacy-side), NDS is a comparable federally-engaged peak body operating in the same disability policy ecosystem.

Emerging players

• Australian Association of Developmental Disability Medicine (AADDM): Medical professional association for developmental disability medicine. Partner organization of Inclusion Australia on the Our Health Counts campaign; comparable in focus on health equity for people with intellectual disability but operating from a clinical rather than advocacy perspective.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/inclusionoz
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/inclusion-australia
• Instagraminstagram.com/inclusionaus

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

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